Sound Citizen Radio 15: Coast to Coast

Sound Citizen Radio is back. After a long few weeks on hiatus, we’re ready to rock again. This week we feature four bands who span coast-to-coast, with four wildly different sounds — and we think that’s a good thing. Make sure to mark them on your calendar. This week’s lineup: Menomena, “TAOS” Metro, Saturday, September 25 Wavves, “King of the Beach” Lincoln... [Read more]

Interview: Nneka, Nigeria’s New Messenger

Mike Phillips, Nneka and Gary Once it was confirmed that I would be interviewing Nneka for Sound Citizen, I started my research. I watched previous interviews, listened to her music and plowed through Wikipedia for information on her homeland of Nigeria. When I was done, I felt like I just crammed for a political science final exam. Nneka was shaping up to be a political, emotional tornado, expressing... [Read more]

WOW: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Freelance Whales

By Jocelyn Geboy (Video included) Love at first sight — catching the eye of someone on a train or across the room at a party and being instantly smitten. Love at first listen — hearing a band for the first time and knowing without a shadow of a doubt that I’ll be at their next show (and the next and the next), I’ll buy their next album and, even though I haven’t even heard... [Read more]

Lollapalooza Review: Mumford & Sons

Recently, we advised you get to know Mumford & Sons. Hopefully, you did. And hopefully, you then decided to go see them at Lollapalooza. We did. As expected, they had an incredible live set. (Video below) What was unexpected was the following behind Mumford & Sons. Turning the corner to the Playstation stage I was fairly shocked to see the Mumford crowd extend into the lawn for the Budweiser... [Read more]

Rage Against the Machine Reuinite!

Rage Against the Machine reunited, playing for the first time in 10 years in front of their home-town crowd in Los Angeles this week. The show was a benefit to support those opposed to the controversial Arizona immigration law. The results were explosive, as is the norm for a Rage show. Rage has been a favorite ever since I first heard them in college. Then, when I saw them live, they entered into... [Read more]

Get to Know Mumford & Sons

We’ve been talking about Mumford & Sons – both here on Sound Citizen and over beers this summer in Chicago – for a couple of months now. But then it dawned on me that I have yet to really post something exclusively about them. That’s just lame. So here it is. I like music with conviction, creativity and in the interests of the common man. Mumford & Sons, I like. I like... [Read more]

Sound Citizen Radio 14: Pitchfork Preview

It’s Pitchfork Music Festival time in Chicago. Like every year, dozens of great bands are ready to rock. So, this week on Sound Citizen Radio we preview four bands that will be playing over the weekend, along with a bonus band playing in two weeks at Empty Bottle. Don’t forget to subscribe to Sound Citizen Radio here, or on iTunes by searching “Sound Citizen” and, as always,... [Read more]

Sound Citizen Radio 13: Happy 4th!

Welcome back to Sound Citizen Radio. It’s Fourth of July weekend, meaning it’s time to kick off your shoes, sit in the sun, sip a cold one and, of course, take in some music. This week we feature three bands with shows over this holiday weekend, and they’re all Chicago folk. Not included, but recommended is The Streets on Fire at Double Door on July 2. Send any future Sound Citizen... [Read more]

Jace Everett Concert Review, Chicago

(Video below) If you don’t know Jace Everett, you’re not alone. But if you watch True Blood, you know Jace Everett. He’s responsible for the intro song to the popular vampire HBO series. But, as you’ll soon find out, he has plenty more to offer. We took in his show at Martyr’s in Chicago and soon discovered that he’s a country boy at heart but, true to True Blood,... [Read more]

Lollapalooza 2010 Aftershows: More Tough Choices

Lollapalooza has released the schedule of aftershows for 2010 — and just like Lollapalooza itself, there are several difficult choices to make. It’s shocking and unfortunate that each night, every show has a conflicting schedule. Wouldn’t it be nice to see one show, then head to another? Not going to happen. Let’s start with Thursday, August 5: Devo, with Dirty Projectors are... [Read more]

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